Bias Isn't Just A Police Problem, It's A Preschool Problem [NPR.org]

Samantha Sangenito 9/28/1612:00 PM

First, a story:

Late one night, a man searches for something in a parking lot. On his hands and knees, he crawls around a bright circle of light created by a streetlamp overhead.

A woman passes, stops, takes in the scene.

"What are you looking for? Can I help?"

"My car keys. Any chance you've seen them?"

"You dropped them right around here?"

"Oh, no. I dropped them way over there," he says, gesturing vaguely to some faraway spot on the other side of the lot.

"Then why are you looking here?"

The man pauses to consider the question.

"Because this is where the light is."

[For more of this story, written by Cory Turner, go to http://www.npr.org/sections/ed...-a-preschool-problem]

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Jackie HamiltonMember

If these teachers are only look for the wrongs that children do, that is what they will find! By providing age-appropriate challenging hands-on curriculum that keeps the children constructively busy and by paying attention to more of the good things children are doing...more good will be sought after by the children and thus more good will be found by the teacher! You get what you are looking for with preschool-aged children!

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